Even if you’re not in New York, you’ll be motivated by our profiles of extraordinary women—stories that empower, uplift, and, by their example, may motivate you to embrace new challenges wherever life takes you.
We were privileged to feature dozens of women on our site in 2018. Some work for corporations, some for non-profits. Others are entrepreneurs, launching companies with staying power. Among them are actors, singers, dancers, directors, and writers. They are Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials. In other words, our Women
Anna Stromberg has performed in many Off-Broadway theatres. She was a longtime member of The Amoralists Theatre Company, originating roles in collaborations with Daniel Aukin (The Bad and the Better) and Lyle Kessler (Collision). She’s a two-time Wilmington Theatre Award winner, and won Best Actress at the Williamsburg Independent Film
After graduating from Wellesley College with an economics major, Allison Nevin McCabe began working for a major department store group, then an international woman’s specialty store group, before pivoting into guiding start ups and less traditional merchandising models. “I have loved every minute,” she says. “Life without change is boring.”
Paula Vogel’s Indecent uses Klezmer, a form of Jewish folk music, and Yiddish song to enhance the story, transition scenes, and underscore dialogue. But more than that, the musicality provided throughout the story brings a more personal look at Jewish culture and the lives of each character. Indecent’s actors perform Vogel’s
With Houses on the Moon Theater Company, Emily Weiner has been working diligently for the past seventeen years to amplify society’s unheard voices and facilitate conversations with the goal of social change. She has created, developed, performed in, produced and directed acclaimed new works that address current complex and sensitive
Lori Spagna first knew that she had a gift for animal communication when working as a dog trainer at a local high-kill animal shelter. Having been trained herself to bark practiced training commands, Lori had no need to think about how to manage the dogs. As she says, “My mind
Becky’s Bites began one hungry evening in a bite-sized kitchen in Manhattan. Craving just a bite of New York cheesecake, Becky Rosenthal whipped up her first batch of – and now signature – chocolate dipped cream cheese bites. Deciding that what she had created was better than cheesecake, she locked
Sous-vide cooking is fast becoming a food revolution. Recently, Woman Around Town’s Editor Charlene Giannetti visited Cuisine Solutions, the force behind this movement. (See the story.) In this WAT-CAST, she talks with AJ Schaller, who is on the forefront of training chefs in this slow-cooking technique. AJ Schaller is a
We were privileged to feature dozens of women on our site in 2018. Some work for corporations, some for non-profits. Others are entrepreneurs, launching companies with staying power. Among them are actors, singers, dancers, directors, and writers. They are Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials. In other words, our Women Around Town 2018 are a diverse group that continue to inspire us. We thank them for allowing us to tell their stories. Click on the
Anna Stromberg has performed in many Off-Broadway theatres. She was a longtime member of The Amoralists Theatre Company, originating roles in collaborations with Daniel Aukin (The Bad and the Better) and Lyle Kessler (Collision). She’s a two-time Wilmington Theatre Award winner, and won Best Actress at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival for Well Wishes. Anna directed the critically-renowned production of David Harrower’s Blackbird in Los Angeles. The Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) will be presenting
After graduating from Wellesley College with an economics major, Allison Nevin McCabe began working for a major department store group, then an international woman’s specialty store group, before pivoting into guiding start ups and less traditional merchandising models. “I have loved every minute,” she says. “Life without change is boring.” Business travel took her to London, Paris, Florence, Milan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Osaka, Bangkok, New Delhi and Karachi. Through it all, she learned that the
Paula Vogel’s Indecent uses Klezmer, a form of Jewish folk music, and Yiddish song to enhance the story, transition scenes, and underscore dialogue. But more than that, the musicality provided throughout the story brings a more personal look at Jewish culture and the lives of each character. Indecent’s actors perform Vogel’s words while also playing popular Klezmer instruments like the violin, the clarinet, and the accordion. In the new production at DC’s Arena Stage, Maryn Shaw
With Houses on the Moon Theater Company, Emily Weiner has been working diligently for the past seventeen years to amplify society’s unheard voices and facilitate conversations with the goal of social change. She has created, developed, performed in, produced and directed acclaimed new works that address current complex and sensitive human rights issues in partnership with community organizations, and with a talented company of artists that she has nurtured over the years. The company’s original works
Lori Spagna first knew that she had a gift for animal communication when working as a dog trainer at a local high-kill animal shelter. Having been trained herself to bark practiced training commands, Lori had no need to think about how to manage the dogs. As she says, “My mind was completely empty, and at one point during the training session, I was working with one dog and I heard, in my mind, ‘You don’t
Becky’s Bites began one hungry evening in a bite-sized kitchen in Manhattan. Craving just a bite of New York cheesecake, Becky Rosenthal whipped up her first batch of – and now signature – chocolate dipped cream cheese bites. Deciding that what she had created was better than cheesecake, she locked herself up in her test kitchen and perfected recipes for spreads and bites all based with cream cheese. Becky and Richard, her husband and business
Sous-vide cooking is fast becoming a food revolution. Recently, Woman Around Town’s Editor Charlene Giannetti visited Cuisine Solutions, the force behind this movement. (See the story.) In this WAT-CAST, she talks with AJ Schaller, who is on the forefront of training chefs in this slow-cooking technique. AJ Schaller is a 2005 graduate and former teaching assistant at the Culinary Institute of America. She worked at Restaurant Daniel and Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group for ten years.
